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Nominations for July 2018 • Some Like It Hot: Summer
Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for July 2018. The theme is Some Like It Hot: Summer. I love summer! I'm looking forward to lots and lots of nominations this month for my summer reading list. Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, June 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on July 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the June selection, The Three Musketeers, on June 15. FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: I Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson [Dazrin, issybird, CRussel] Amazon US $7.99 | Amazon CA | Amazon UK (paper only) | Kobo CA $9.99 Spoiler:
320 pages
The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden [Bookpossum, bfisher, Bookworm_Girl] Kobo: $US9.89, $C12.09, £6.47, $A2.99 | Amazon US $8.99 Spoiler:
196 pages
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson [Bookworm_Girl, Bookpossum, gmw] Amazon US $8.99 | Amazon UK £3.79 | Amazon CA $6.29 | Amazon AU $6.15 | Kobo | Overdrive Spoiler:
170 pages
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury [latepaul, gmw, astrangerhere] Amazon UK £3.99 | Kobo US $12.99 | Kobo Aus $5.99 | Overdrive Spoiler:
338 pages
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West [astrangerhere, Catlady, CRussel] Free: Manybooks | Gutenberg | LibriVox (Audio) Spoiler:
110 pages
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley. [latepaul, issybird, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon UK £4.99 | Kobo US $10.99 | Kobo Aus$14.99 | Overdrive Spoiler:
344 pages
Atonement by Ian McEwan [Catlady, issybird, Bookpossum] Amazon U.S. $11.99 | Kobo U.S. $11.99 |Amazon UK £4.99 | Kobo UK £4.99 | Amazon Ca $12.99 | Kobo Ca $12.99 | OverDrive | Scribd Spoiler:
370 pages
Long Summer Day by R.F. Delderfield [CRussel, bfisher, Dazrin] AmazonUK £4.99 | KoboUK | AmazonAU $12.99 |AmazonCA $5.99 | KoboCA | Overdrive | Kindle Unlimited Spoiler:
688 pages
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams [Catlady, bfisher, orlok] Amazon U.S. $11.99 | Kobo U.S. $11.99 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Kobo UK £3.99 | Amazon Ca $8.99 | Kobo Ca $8.99 | Amazon Au $3.99 | Kobo Au $9.99 | OverDrive | Scribd Spoiler:
369 pages
A Man's Got to Have a Hobby: Long Summers with My Dad by William McInnes [gmw, Dazrin, orlok] Amazon US $10.99 | Amazon UK £4.49 | Amazon CA $11.99 | Amazon AU $11.99 | Kobo US $10.99 | Kobo UK £4.49 | Kobo CA $11.99 | Kobo AU $11.99 Spoiler:
288 pages
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06-01-2018, 06:28 AM | #2 |
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Titles with one or two nominations:
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R.F. Delderfield's Long Summer Day
I'd like to nominate R.F. Delderfield's Long Summer Day, the first of his Horseman Riding By trilogy, though it can certainly be read standalone without issue.
This was my final read of 2017, and a flat 5-star read for me. It's a delight in so many ways, and yet offers some real meat we can discuss around the Suffragette Movement in the UK, and around the radical tax law changes made by the Liberals and how those affected the class structure in England. The time is the reign of King Edward from the Boer War up to just before World War I. The book is not short (688 pages), but is available as a Kindle Unlimited book right now at AmazonUS, or for:
There is an Audible version, respectably read by Jonathan Oliver, but it doesn't appear to be available in the US. As Books and Bookman said, when reviewing the book: "It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well". As a writer, I can think of few things that a reviewer could say that would please me more. The Goodreads description: Quote:
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06-01-2018, 02:38 PM | #4 |
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I'll second R.F. Delderfield's Long Summer Day.
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It wouldn't be summer without baseball!
I am nominating I Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson. Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK (paper only) | Kobo CA It is available through Overdrive and there are at least a couple different audio versions as well. Approximate length: 320 pages Quote:
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06-01-2018, 07:01 PM | #6 |
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I love baseball lit, so I'll second I Never Had it Made.
(I'm currently in the middle of Bouton's infamous Ball Four, but I don't think it's aged well.) |
06-01-2018, 07:48 PM | #7 |
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Why not? I'll third Dazrin's nomination of I Never Had it Made, even though it's not easily available in the UK or Australia.
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I'd been thinking about nominating The Boys of Summer, but one baseball book is probably enough.
I have two nominations: Atonement by Ian McEwan and A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams. Atonement Quote:
Kobo U.S. $11.99 Amazon UK £4.99 Kobo UK £4.99 Amazon Canada $12.99 CAD Kobo Canada$12.99 CAD Amazon Australia $14.99 AUD Kobo Australia $14.99 AUD A Hundred Summers Quote:
Kobo U.S. $11.99 Amazon UK £3.99 Kobo UK £3.99 Amazon Canada $8.99 CAD Kobo Canada $8.99 CAD Amazon Australia $3.99 AUD Kobo Australia $9.99 AUD Ebook and audiobook for both in Overdrive, audiobook for both in Scribd. Last edited by Catlady; 06-02-2018 at 10:11 AM. Reason: Links added. |
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I'm feeling warmer already, as our winter starts to kick in!
I would like to nominate The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden. From Kobo: Quote:
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06-01-2018, 09:23 PM | #10 |
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I meant to add how much I enjoyed the great and glorious Ella Fitzgerald singing Gershwin's Summertime. Thanks for that, issybird.
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I nominate The Summer Book by Tove Jansson. Available at Amazon US ($8.99), Amazon UK (£3.79), Amazon CA (C$6.29) and Amazon AU (A$6.15). Also available at Kobo and Overdrive. 170 pages.
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Great nominations so far. It's going to be difficult to decide where to put my votes!
Catlady, I just read A Hundred Summers last weekend! And, I already own Atonement but have never read it. And, I love baseball! Decisions, decisions.... |
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This month I'm nominating a memoir: A Man's Got to Have a Hobby: Long Summers with my Dad by William McInnes
Amazon US - $10.99 | Amazon UK - £4.49 | Amazon CA - CDN$11.99 | Amazon AU - AUD$11.99 | Kobo US - USD$10.99 | Kobo UK £4.49 | Kobo CA - CAD$11.99 | Kobo AU AUD$11.99 From Goodreads: Quote:
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06-02-2018, 07:23 AM | #14 |
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It seems we've got several fans in the club! If not this month, at some point we'll have to get a baseball book in, perhaps as an extra-club read. I'm always particularly in the mood for a baseball read when spring training rolls around.
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I enjoy baseball and books about it, but I would really like to stretch a bit and read a good cricket book. I'm fascinated by this game that I really don't understand.
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